The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-01-28

ne measles are now among the chill
dren in this place
III you want to keep warm this weather
ouy an overcOat. The place to get an over
coat IS at the Golden Eagle Clothing
Auditor General Niles in his instructions
to mercantile appraisers says that they must
hereafter perform their duties by going in
person and inspecting property and not
copying their valuations from old reports
BE also instructs them that the list shall not
be published unless the legislature makes
some provision for 1t.
The Directors of the Cambria Mutual
Insurance Company organized for the pres
ent year by electing George NJ Reade, Esq
president; John A. Blair, vice president /;
I. w. Dick, secretary; L. E. Roberts, of
JohnstOTn and Geo. 4. Kinkend, Ebens-
burg, agents and John Lloyd, John j.
Evans and G. T. Roberts, executive com.
mttee.
-Wanted-Lumber in trade for a new
Portable steam sawmill, 25 horsepower, GO
inch saw, 40 foot carriage and 80 foot ways.
Apply to this office.
Alexander HalsePs barn, near Newry.
Blair county. was destroyed bv FIRE on Fri
day morning, together with eleven head of
cattle, twenty tons of hay, quantity of
grain, reaper and mower and other imple-
ments The fire was caused by lantern
exploding. Mr.. Helsei was severely burned
in trying to extinguisn the flames. The loss
is not known Insured for 81. $50.
On Sunday next John Widman. a Young
man who was educated at S.. Vlncents
COLLEGE, near Latrohe, will he ordained to
the priesthood of the Catholic Church at
Newark. y. j. He will take the name of
Father FlOrian. HIS mother and two broth
ers, Joseph and William. reside in Johns
town. ana he will ceIe e5rate his first mass at
st. Joseph's German Catholic church. in
Conemaugh borough, on Sunday, Feb, 9th.
We forgot to mention last week, that
Henry Eichensehr, Ed, of Adams town.
ship, and bis estimable wife paid our town a
short visit of a day OF two the week before.
The Squire is one of the severa Democrats
prominently spoken of as a candidate for
the nomination for County Treasurer at
the next primary election, and we feel Ger
tain that should he he called upon to per-
form the duties OF the cfhce they would be
performed to the satisfaction of everybody
having business With him.
The Loyalhanua Coal and Coke Compa-
nv, whose works are located one mile east
of Latrobe on the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have hpen for soma time past bor-
ing for water near their boiler house, last
week, when at a depth OF abcut l 900 feet
the driIers removed their tools from the hole
when il was discovered they had entered an
oil sand. The discovery caused much ex-
element and the company have decided to
case the wat off aud continue the sinking
Of the we'll to satisfy themselves as to the
quantity in which the oil exists.
On Friday last AZ Johnstowu an infor-
nation was made hv Thomas Lee, represent
Ing the Guaranty Trust Compauy.of MonteaI
Canada against John W. Wonders for en-
bczz'ement The Guaranty Trust Campany
was on Wonders bond while he was agent
for the 3 & o. railroad at Johntown. Since
his retirement from the service o: that COM
pany the officials claim that there Is n short
age Of about $500 which they have called
upon his bOndsmen to make good. Mr.
Wonders gave bail in the sum Of 81, 500 for
his appearance when wanted.
The WestmoreIand County Commission
ers on Thursday Of last week received a
bill for the maintenance Of convicts from
that county who are confined in the Western
panitantiary for the year ending December
81. 1886. westmoreland county has fftv-
three prisoners confined in the Riverside pen
itentiary and is charged a tri1e over forty
cents per day for the maintenance Of each.
Tne bill rendered amounts to S6 151, and
the county is credited with S3 ss7 for labor
performed by the convicts leaving balance
of 81 264 due that institution.
Mr. Daniel Evans died at Randolph,
Friday. He was bachelor, and so years of
age at rhe time Of his death. He had made
hts home with William Kari of Randolph,
for many years.
We clip the above from the Bloomington,
Illinois, Leader. The deceased formerly re-
sided in Cambria township. and was a son Of
Mr. David Evans, deceased, and a brother
Of Mrs Rachael Howell. Of this place and
of Mr. David D. Evans and Mrs. Robert R.
Jones Of Cambria township He left this
place about twenty-five year ago.
The largest and best stock Of
overcoats ever brought to Central PennsYl-
vanla is TOW to be seen at the Golden Eagle
Clothing House, Altoona. Pa.
The Pittsbury daily Dispatch is one of
the most valued newspapers that comes to
our office The managers of the Dispatch
are full Of enterprise and the paper is always
newsy and bright which accounts for its
rapid strides In circulation throughout West
ern Pennsylvania It's Sunday edition is
especially TO be commended, its circulation
now reaching 80, 900 which Is a-substantal
evidence OF It's appreciation by the reading
public Although Republican in politics its
criticism OF political events is always fair
and candid and not contracted within the
limits Of partisan prejudice. For good
daily take the Dispatch.
"A new device for heating passenger cars
is being experimental with on the Pennsyl'
vania railroad, in which the special object
sought is lessening the danger of fire in case
Of accident. The greater portion of the
apparatus is placed underneath the floor l.
the centre of the car. It is so securely shut
In that it is difficult, If not impossible for
any of the burning Goals to escape. 1t is
heated by hard coal, which generates steam. |
Two steam pipes extend along each side of
the car a branch extending under each
chair The hot air is also utilized, and
passes through a register in the floor OF the
car. In case of an accident the burning
Goals, being on the outside of the car, could
be easily dropped and extinguished.
The ice along the banks OF the rivers in
the immad late vicinity of the city has been
passing off ever since Sunday evening. On
Suppes' dam it broke on Monday evening
about twenty minutes of O'Clock. At
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